Re: Drive-By Truckers!!!! « Reply #15 on Feb 25, 2010, 5:31pm »
Afternoon set in 08 was sublime:)
Revue of an 08 Memphis gig
"And there it was, that distinctive spine-tingling sensation that only seems to strike when you’re in the presence of great live music or perhaps the Holy Spirit at church, for I knew what we were in store for – the great “Eighteen Wheels of Love” and its story of Hood’s mama falling in love with Chester while working at R&D trucking and their subsequent wedding in Dollywood – a story so incredibly white trash that you can’t even make up, no matter how hard you try. But, this time there was a new part to the tale and you could see that this addition wasn’t an easy thing to talk about in Hood’s eyes, even through the whiskey-influenced glaze, and he soon let us in on recent developments in the lives of mama and Chester. You see, Chester had congestive heart failure and ended up in hospice care with little chance of survival. Despite his sufferings and grim prognosis, at some point he whispered a question to the hospice nurse, sent to make him as comfortable as possible while he passed from this world, “When can I drive again?” Soon, though, something happened, something near-miraculous and, somehow, someway, Chester recovered. Today, Hood then told us, Chester and his mama were heading to California to see some grandkids in his beloved truck, riding off into the sunset like in some old movie. Of course, those words are just the precursor to the actual song, which Hood claims to have written the couple when they got married and he was flat broke and which only consists of a few stanzas repeated over and over “Mama ran off with a trucker, Peterbilt, Peterbilt,” “They got married in Dollywood,” and “Eighteen wheels of love.” But, despite its simplicity, when coupled with the actual story it is actually a beautiful, if somewhat trashy love story."
Re: Drive-By Truckers!!!! « Reply #16 on Feb 25, 2010, 11:43pm »
Hope we get some of this again. Saw both shows in Seattle, was absolutely amazing - DBT's opened the first night then Hold Steady opened for DBT's the next, then they all got on stage together!!! Pure fun.
Re: Drive-By Truckers!!!! « Reply #17 on Feb 26, 2010, 12:39pm »
Saw DBT open for Robert Randpolph and the Black Crowes. Phenomenal set and i can't wait to see them again. I bought the Dirty South at the show but the Southern Rock opera clinched it for me... Decoration Day is my favorite overall album but everything they do is gold.
I just hope the set isn't too short. Them's the risks with festivals.
« Last Edit: Feb 26, 2010, 12:40pm by geetarsisrock »
BTW Thunderroad, from your name you might be interested in checking out Patterson doing an album cover of The Boss' Darkness on the Edge of Town. Sounds like it wasn't a serious thing and a very drunk thing! Patterson and Bruce should tour together!
Thanks, and yes Bruce is the greatest human ever to live. Saw him three times last year and at 60 he still kills a live show better than anyone. Patterson does remind me of him.
« Last Edit: Feb 28, 2010, 2:07pm by thunderroad »
Re: Drive-By Truckers!!!! « Reply #20 on Feb 28, 2010, 11:00pm »
Patterson totally reminds me of a mix between Bruce and Neil Young, has The Boss' social awareness and lyricism, but plays guitar like Neil. BTW Bruce destroys all and Neil is God to this planet and others saw both of them three times each in the last year and a half, each one was the best show I'd ever seen.
Re: Drive-By Truckers!!!! « Reply #25 on Mar 3, 2010, 11:01pm »
Craig Finn is basically biting the Boss' flow from Greetings and The E Street shuffle, still fun though... Anyway, here's a great diddy about southern incest - one we can all sing a long to!
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Them's the risks with festivals.
